Borrowing a Box of Samples from the Collection

Samplings of the collection are available to handweavers' guilds and/or individual members for stimulation and study for a period of three months. There is a fee of $25 to cover shipping plus the cost of maintaining the Collection. To initiate receiving a box, fill out an order form and mail it to the address on the form. The study box will be shipped to you by the Keeper of the Box within two weeks of receipt of your order. If the box is out on loan, you will be contacted giving the date range of availability.

Each box contains a small number (5-10) of samples and/or finished pieces plus documentation of each piece, comments and information about the techniques and a little about Anne's study of them (if known); a list of all the pieces in this particular grouping in the collection and comments of other borrowers about the pieces.

The groupings in the collection may be by technique, by geography/time period, or by a period of weaving in Anne's life. Here are the groupings with the names of the Keepers in brackets:

Scandinavian Techniques

Household cloth (upholstery, drapery, etc.) [Anita Dyer]

Emery samples, woven for the book The Primary Structures of Fabrics

Tablet Weaving [Mark Daly, Nora Rogers]

Sprang, Bronze Age Textiles [Wendy Stolins]

Collapse [Susan Moore-Orrett]

Peruvian Techniques [Sandie Shoemaker]

Bands (Roggeband, Mobius bands) [Barbara Boone]

Peruvian Braids [Barbara Boone]

Flat Braids (Assomption Sash, Scandinavian Garters) [Nora Rogers]

Reciprocal-shed Weaves (Hopi wedding sash, Amazonian wristlet) [Wendy Stolins, Nora Rogers]

Workshop samples, Peruvian bands & braids

Clicking on the textile group will bring up a page describing the group of textiles, from which you can access the list of contents of the study box.

As you notice, some groups do not have a Keeper, and hence are not available for borrowing. If you have a strong desire to work with something in those groupings, please contact Nora Rogers to work out access. It is also possible to contact the Keeper of the Box if you wish to see other pieces in the grouping, not included in the sample box.

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